@article{fundamentallimitsofdistributedcovariance, title = {Fundamental limits of distributed covariance matrix estimation via a conditional strong data processing inequality}, author = {Mohammad Reza Rahmani and Mohammad Hossein Yassaee and Mohammad Reza Aref}, year = {2025}, eprint = {2507.16953}, archivePrefix = {arXiv}, url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.16953}, }